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Numeracy for Life (N4L) has received a strategic investment from Enterprise Ireland as part of its High Potential Start-Up (HPSU) programme.

School book publisher Edco has denied discriminating against a sales rep after she was told she could not stay in her job because medical advice telling her not to lift more than 3kg meant its textbooks were too heavy for her to carry more than one at a time.

Several European Central Bank policymakers argued their case today for another interest rate cut next week, even if some of their colleagues remained unconvinced as turmoil in the Middle East fuels volatility in energy costs.

The CEO of Emerald Airlines has called for "real leadership" from Government to address the issues created by the passenger cap at Dublin Airport.

China's finance ministry will detail plans on fiscal stimulus to boost the economy at a highly-expected news conference on Saturday, the government's main information office said today, signalling more forceful policies to revive growth.

Rich countries will be under pressure at next month's UN COP29 conference to increase by hundreds of billions of dollars how much money they give to poorer countries as "climate finance".

Boeing has withdrawn its pay offer to around 33,000 US factory workers and said that no further negotiations were planned with their union representatives as a financially damaging strike nears its fourth week.

Rio Tinto said today it would acquire Arcadium Lithium for $6.7 billion, in an agreed all-cash deal that would make it one of the world's largest lithium producers.

ICS Mortgages has launched its new Housing Bridge Loan product, which offers a flexible short-term financing solution for homebuyers and investors seeking to buy property.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its key interest rate unchanged today as widely expected, but changed its policy stance to "neutral", opening the door for rate cuts as early as December.

Shares of Seven & i Holdings surged today after Bloomberg News reported Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard had raised its takeover offer price by more than a fifth, valuing the Japanese retail giant at $47 billion.

30 new jobs are to be created by Portugese tech consulting company Noesis at a new IT centre of excellence in Dundalk.

Digital health and wellbeing provider, Spectrum.Life, is to create 200 new roles over the next year.

Former AIB and Davy chief executive, Bernard Byrne, is to become co-chair of the Balance for Better Business group.

The Government's extensive legislation to overhaul the planning system is due to go before TDs for a final vote.

Becoming a lone parent increases the risk of economic vulnerability - which is measured on low income, material deprivation and financial stress - according to the Economic and Social Research Institute.

Two energy credits, announced in Budget 2025, will be approved by the Dáil, with the Government arguing that the credits are needed as the cost of living remains high, despite inflation easing.

A new report has highlighted the barriers to trade union access that exist in Irish workplaces.

RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst has confirmed to staff that there has been a reduction of 100 in staff headcount through natural attrition, over the last 12 months.